Here is an interesting article about H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulu mythology.
He was a self proclaimed atheist and his fiction was always meant for entertainment. There is plenty of writing, from his own hand, that explains that his characters are fictional, and that there are no gods.
...and yet, people have started to form cults around his characters.
You don't always have to try to fool people. Most of the time, they do it to themselves.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/12 ... y-of-h.-p/
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Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
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Re: Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
No thanks; flying spaghetti monster is the only weird deity I need. 
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Re: Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
http://io9.com/5713193/hey-why-not-try-the-necronomicon
A commercial for the Necronomicon and it's positive transformative powers.
A commercial for the Necronomicon and it's positive transformative powers.
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Re: Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
Just finished today.
Can you name that pantheon?
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Re: Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
There's Jesus, some Rakshaza, an indian god, Thor(with a spear?), Asian god, boobs, Cthulu, Ceasar, Zeus, a Djinni, Osiris, some Voodoo dude, then Superman. And some green hitler looking kid under the table.
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Re: Why settle for a lesser evil? Have you let Cthulu into your life?
I'll drop the pantheon list in a day or so.
"Boobs" was not the god in question. All of these are depicted with their accoutrement as much as i could find, that includes standing on top of green Hitler looking dudes, or holding a spear and being accompanied by a raven.
All are gods and not human, or god-kings.
"Boobs" was not the god in question. All of these are depicted with their accoutrement as much as i could find, that includes standing on top of green Hitler looking dudes, or holding a spear and being accompanied by a raven.
All are gods and not human, or god-kings.
In the absence of God, I found Man.
-Guillermo Del Torro
Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
-Guillermo Del Torro
Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
